Reconstruction:Proto-Germanic/kīkaną

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This Proto-Germanic entry contains reconstructed terms and roots. As such, the term(s) in this entry are not directly attested, but are hypothesized to have existed based on comparative evidence.

Proto-Germanic[edit]

Etymology[edit]

Unknown. Perhaps from Proto-Indo-European *kéh₂ikos, related to Proto-Italic *kaikos, in which case it would be a doublet of *haihaz (“one-eyed”).

Perhaps related to German gucken (“to watch, look”), but this word is itself of obscure origin.

Pronunciation[edit]

Verb[edit]

*kīkaną

  1. to look, peep

Inflection[edit]

Conjugation of *kīkaną (strong class 1)
active voice passive voice
present tense indicative subjunctive imperative indicative subjunctive
1st singular *kīkō *kīkaų — *kīkai ?
2nd singular *kīkizi *kīkaiz *kīk *kīkazai *kīkaizau
3rd singular *kīkidi *kīkai *kīkadau *kīkadai *kīkaidau
1st dual *kīkōz *kīkaiw — — —
2nd dual *kīkadiz *kīkaidiz *kīkadiz — —
1st plural *kīkamaz *kīkaim — *kīkandai *kīkaindau
2nd plural *kīkid *kīkaid *kīkid *kīkandai *kīkaindau
3rd plural *kīkandi *kīkain *kīkandau *kīkandai *kīkaindau
past tense indicative subjunctive
1st singular *kaik *kikį̄
2nd singular *kaiht *kikīz
3rd singular *kaik *kikī
1st dual *kikū *kikīw
2nd dual *kikudiz *kikīdiz
1st plural *kikum *kikīm
2nd plural *kikud *kikīd
3rd plural *kikun *kikīn
present past
participles *kīkandz *kikanaz

Descendants[edit]

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